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events Nov 12
don’t miss
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All Month
--------------------------------------------OXO Tower Restaurant, Bar & Brasserie Live Jazz Enjoy live jazz every evening, and Saturday and Sunday lunchtime in the Bar & Brasserie ---------------------------------------------
1 – 4 & 10 – 11 Nov
--------------------------------------------IWM London 11am – 5pm A Poppy Field Create your own poppy from paper and wire and plant it in IWM London’s Poppy Field to remember those who gave their lives to protect their country, suitable for children of all ages
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From 5 Nov
--------------------------------------------National Theatre Mon – Sat 9.30am – 11pm & Sun 12 – 5.30pm Dazzle Annual Christmas selling exhibition of jewellery, silversmithing and printmaking ---------------------------------------------
From 16 Nov
--------------------------------------------Southbank Centre Mon – Thurs 11am – 8pm, Fri & Sat 10am – 10pm & Sun 10am – 8pm Southbank Centre Christmas Market Wooden chalets filled with festive food, drink, gifts and treats run along the twinkling riverside
Take a View – Landscape Photographer of the Year 2012, from 12 November by David Webb, National Theatre
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--------------------------------------------Park Plaza Westminster Bridge 6 – 9pm Ladies’ Night Free entry into Primo Bar for ladies on the first Thursday of the month, live music and half price cocktails --------------------------------------------Gillray’s Steakhouse & Bar, London Marriott Hotel County Hall 7pm Live from Gillray’s This quintessentially English bar and restaurant will play host to some of the hottest new talent ---------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 11am A Journey Through Voice: The Voicelab Jazz Day An intensive and fun day of singing inspired by some of the artists in this year’s festival, performed at 6pm as part of Southbank Centre’s Voice Lab series ---------------------------------------------
1 Thursday
2 Friday
--------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 1pm Corina Piatti Corina Piatti, singer, songwriter and guitarist, is originally from Argentina and sings in Spanish, Portuguese and English --------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 5.30pm Mokoomba Mokoomba has been hailed as the most impressive band Zimbabwe has produced in recent memory ---------------------------------------------
7 Wednesday
--------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 8pm Part Song: A Gathering of Coracle Writing and Reading A reading of works by poets and writers whose books ended up on the Coracle list by design or desire ---------------------------------------------
9 Friday
--------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 6pm Verneri Pohjola Quartet Hear young Finnish trumpeter Verneri Pohjola, who achieved international acclaim and a five-star Guardian review with last year’s ‘Aurora’ album ---------------------------------------------
10 Saturday
--------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 3.30pm Jazz Line-up Kevin LeGendre hosts this edition of Jazz Line-Up --------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 6pm Oddarrang This Finnish group have drawn comparisons with Björk and Sigur Rós
11 Sunday
13 Tuesday
--------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 6pm Psylus Jazz, hip-hop and electronica infuse the music of a young, five-piece band that have been met with a strong reaction, despite only recently having made their live debut --------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 6pm Jazz in the New Europe: The Word, Part 1 The first of two free public discussions with international panels including leading writers, critics and artists ---------------------------------------------
14 Wednesday
--------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 6pm Hear Me Talkin’ To Ya: Kurt Elling & Sheila Jordan Hosted by popular names in British broadcasting, this is the first of three pre-concert talks ---------------------------------------------
15 Thursday
--------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 6pm Sam Leak’s Aquarium Led by pianist Sam Leak and featuring James Allsopp, Calum Gourlay and Joshua Blackmore ---------------------------------------------
16 Friday
--------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 1pm Henry Armburg Jennings Trumpeter Henry Armburg Jennings has established himself as one of the most sought-after trumpeters of his generation -------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 6pm Adriano Adewale Brazilian percussionist Adriano Adewale’s music evokes the spirit of carnival, performing an array of percussion instruments in extraordinary and surprising ways -------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 9pm Live To Europe An exclusive broadcast live across European radio stations as Iain Ballamy, one of the foremost saxophonists to have emerged in the UK during the 1980s, continues to probe new territory
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17 Saturday
--------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 4pm Jazz Line-Up Claire Martin hosts this edition of Jazz Line-Up, featuring ex-Working Week star Larry Stabbins --------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 4pm Jazz in the New Europe: The Word, Part 2 This second public discussion takes stock of the current perception of Europe as a melting pot for contemporary jazz --------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 5.30pm Take Five: Europe Live The professional development scheme Take Five – Europe brings ten performers and composers from France, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and the UK ---------------------------------------------
18 Sunday
--------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 11am Poetic Censorship The fourth annual Poetry Library Open Day focuses on controversies from the abstract approach of the Imagists and the salacious underground poems of WH Auden --------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 6pm Royal Academy of Music Big Band In celebration of the Academy’s recent acquisition of the Kenny Wheeler archive, the RAM Big Band plays some of the lesser known big band compositions ---------------------------------------------
19 Monday
--------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 6.30pm Poetry Library Book Club: TS Eliot Prize The first of two sessions discussing the books shortlisted for this year’s TS Eliot Prize ---------------------------------------------
22 Thursday
--------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 8pm Sounds From A Room: Charlie Fink The penultimate Sounds From A Room performance is from the British singer, songwriter, producer and film maker Charlie Fink ---------------------------------------------
23 Friday
--------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 1pm Namvula Zambian-Scottish singer and songwriter Namvula creates a world of southern African-inspired melodies and rhythms
--------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 5.30pm Froy Aagre & Andreas Ulvo Saxophonist and composer Froy Aagre is known for her powerful compositions and individual style of lyrics ---------------------------------------------
26 Monday
--------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 6.30pm Poetry Library Book Club: TS Eliot Prize The first of two sessions discussing the books shortlisted for this year’s TS Eliot Prize ---------------------------------------------
28 Wednesday
--------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 6.30pm Southbank Centre Book Club At this book club Samuel Beckett’s novel ‘Molloy’ will be discussed ---------------------------------------------
30 Friday
--------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 1pm Park Lane Group Young Artists’ Trailer The last in a season of three informal concerts showcasing some of the most exciting young classical music talent about today --------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 5.30pm World Sanguine Report Andrew Plummer revels and writhes in the macabre as he heads his World Sanguine Report through visceral tales from the dark side of life, love and death ---------------------------------------------
Every Thursday
--------------------------------------------Park Plaza County Hall 8pm Free Live Music Every Thursday evening in Spectrum Bar ---------------------------------------------
Every Friday
--------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 1pm Friday Lunch An eclectic weekly lunchtime music series in The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall --------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 5.30pm Friday Tonic A weekly music slot to wind-down to including jazz, tango, folk and gospel ---------------------------------------------
Every evening
--------------------------------------------Park Plaza Westminster Bridge From 8pm Free Live Music Enjoy jazz and soul performances every night at Primo Bar
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--------------------------------------------National Theatre Mon – Sat 9.30am – 11pm & Sun 12 – 5.30pm The Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours Showcasing the astonishing range and technical facility of one of the oldest societies of professional watercolour painters ---------------------------------------------
Voicelab’s Christmas Markets Voicelab invites you to come and enjoy a series of free choir performances at Southbank’s German market this winter ---------------------------------------------
Long Players From 16 Nov --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------Southbank Centre Until 3 Nov 1.30 & 7pm
Until 11 Nov
--------------------------------------------Bargehouse 11am – 6pm Time & Vision An exhibition of new work by Australian artists as part of the Australia Council for the Arts’ London Residencies, hosted by Acme Studios --------------------------------------------gallery@oxo 11am – 6pm The White Picture Photographs giving an insight into the lives of women in combat in Afghanistan ---------------------------------------------
2 – 4, 9 – 11, 16 – 18, 23 – 25 and 30 Nov – 2 Dec
--------------------------------------------Southbank Centre Square Fri 11am – 8pm, Sat 10am – 6pm & Sun 12 – 6pm Real Food Market Enjoy delicious street food, sweet treats and fresh produce from the specially chosen Real Food Market stalls ---------------------------------------------
2 – 4 Nov
--------------------------------------------Queen’s Walk 11am – 8pm Daily (6pm on Sunday) Tea & Coffee Festival This celebration of our nation’s favourite beverages returns to Southbank Centre ---------------------------------------------
14 – 18 Nov
--------------------------------------------gallery@oxo 11am – 6pm Where from? Where now? Photographer Georgina Cranston explores the lives of homeless women in London ---------------------------------------------
All Month
--------------------------------------------National Theatre Free Live Music The best in jazz, folk and world music in the main foyer, before evening performances and weekend matinees www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/music --------------------------------------------IWM London 10am – 6pm War Story A unique chance to discover the soldiers’ compelling stories of their experiences serving in Afghanistan, supported by Boeing --------------------------------------------IWM London 10am – 6pm A Family in Wartime Through the eyes of the Allpress family, A Family in Wartime tells the story of how ordinary people braved the challenges of life at home during the Second World War --------------------------------------------BFI Southbank 1 – 8pm (excl. Mon) 12.30 – 8pm Weekends Mediatheque Ealing Studios: Propaganda Shorts Explore these unseen and barely known documentary shorts released by the notable studio --------------------------------------------BFI Southbank 11am – 8pm Mezzanine Ealing Studios Take a peep behind the scenes at Ealing through the making and marketing of the studios’ films --------------------------------------------Southbank Centre 11am – 11pm Printed in Norfolk For over 35 years, Coracle Press has worked closely with local and international artists and poets to make books, bookshops, galleries and artworks, both small and large
From 12 Nov
--------------------------------------------National Theatre Mon – Sat 9.30am – 11pm & Sun 12 – 5.30pm Take a View – Landscape Photographer of the Year 2012 Over 100 stunning photographs of some of the most beautiful landscapes in the UK
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